The Fallacy of the Data Layer
by Rocky Lhotka
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http://www.theserverside.net/articles/showarticle.tss?id=FallacyDataLayer
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Authors
Rockford Lhotka is the Principal Technology Evangelist for Magenic Technologies, a company focused on delivering business value through applied technology and one of the nation's premiere Microsoft Gold Certified Partners. Rockford is the author of several books, including 'Expert One-on-One Visual Basic .NET Business Objects' and 'Expert C# Business Objects'. He is a Microsoft Software Legend, Regional Director, MVP and INETA speaker. He is a columnist for MSDN Online and contributing author for Visual Studio Magazine, and he regularly presents at major conferences around the world - including Microsoft PDC, Tech Ed, VS Live! and VS Connections. Rockford has has worked on many projects in various roles, including software architecture, design and development, network administration and project management. Over his career he has designed and helped to create systems for bio-medical manufacturing, agriculture, point of sale, credit card fraud tracking, general retail, construction and healthcare.